Try it for a semester without one and see if you need one. Honestly, subarus are ideal...if it snows, they don't do much with the roads, and other 4wds can get expensive...from a practical standpoint, id get an older subaru.

I'm a bit late, but I inherited my grandmas old CI skillet...I had the same issue. It took a few months to finally get it re-seasoned but now its all I cook with. I save the grease from when I fry bacon and keep it in the fridge...after I rinse out the skillet, I rub a thin layer of the bacon grease on it and its perfect. I tried vegetable oil, but the bacon grease seems to provide a nice protective layer.

I'd be willing to bet thats what it is. I replaced mine for $25 each. Fairly simple fix that you can do it yourself if you have enough confidence...or know someone who does. Not sure how much they would cost to get replaced.

I like them a lot actually. They're quiet on the highway, and they've done well offroad for me, although I don't do anything too crazy. The only time Ive had a problem was once in the snow and once in thick mud. They get caked pretty easily, but I think in the situations I was in, almost any other tire would have had the same results.

I have an 09 wrangler and already had to change the starter. It was a hard start in the beginning, then eventually it died and just made a whirring sound. If its not the battery or alt, starter could be a potential issue as well (I'm not an expert so I could be completely wrong)

The second way down comes in on the other side of the bridge where the parking lot is. You can get there if you go out past Cooper's Rock and turn on Laurel Rn/Pisgah Rd...Pretty sure you follow that out and then come to an intersection and turn on Bull Run Rd. Its a lot of trial and error. Got lost a few times, but you'll make it eventually. Rockville is nice too but thats even harder to find. No real road names you just have to know where your'e going and you definitely need a high clearance vehicle.

Not the Yough, at least I don't think so. Maybe the Mon further downstream. It was terrible years ago because all of the coal mines would let the waste run right into the river. They've cleaned it up though.